#837c96

Color #837c96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 10.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#837c96

RGB

rgb(131, 124, 150)

HSL

hsl(256.2, 11%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.2, 17.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 17.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(53.43, 8.06, -13.02)

LCH

lch(53.43, 15.31, 301.76)

OKLCH

oklch(60.2%, 0.0398, 297.53)

HWB

hwb(256.2, 48.6%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f967c

Analogous

#7c8296

#837c96

#907c96

Triadic

#837c96

#96837c

#7c9683

Split-complementary

#837c96

#96907c

#82967c

Tetradic

#837c96

#967c8f

#8f967c

#7c9683

Square

#837c96

#967c82

#8f967c

#7c9690

Shades

Color #837c96 mixed toward black.

#6c667f

#575165

#413d4c

#2b2933

#161419

Tints

Color #837c96 mixed toward white.

#9892a7

#aca8b9

#c1bdca

#d6d3dc

#eae9ed

Tones

Color #837c96 mixed toward gray.

#847e94

#858092

#86828f

#87858d

#88878b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808090 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#80818f · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#838b8a · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #837c96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#837c96]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#837c96 (#837c96) is rgb(131, 124, 150) in RGB.

No, #837c96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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